Federal lab confirms deer had Chronic Wasting Disease

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, has confirmed a 5-year-old buck taken in October in Montcalm County's Sydney Township had Chronic Wasting Disease.

According to a news release from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the buck is the 11th confirmed case of CWD found in free-ranging deer in Michigan.

Since the deer was harvested, three more deer from Montcalm County are suspected of having Chronic Wasting Disease.